It may have been the paint scheme of the railroad's demise, but there's no denying how eye-catchy it was! Kudos to the folks at the IRM for doing an amazing job!
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| Posted by FSWood on June 25, 2018 | |
Indeed, the brightness of it is appealing. Wonder what it would look like with Family Lines style black and white striped pilots.
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Beautiful!
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White paint is striking, but only for locomotives that are washed regularly!
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I still remember the TRAINS magazine caption of the photos of the first units rolled out in this paint scheme - "From red ink red to bankrupt blue goes "The Rock."" - And ditto to Miningcamper's comment. The white looked nice when it rolled out the door of the paint shop. After that, it was a hideous mess, especially on a bankrupt railroad with no budget for locomotive washing.
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